Chelsey Tucker

I began painting in late 2017, shortly after experiencing a catastrophic episode of vision loss due to bilateral optic neuritis. Since then, my vision and physical capabilities have diminished quite...

Six years ago, NMO attacked my optic nerves and left me without functional eyesight for nearly a year. In a matter of moments, my entire world was flipped upside-down. Losing...

My NMO diagnosis journey began in 2007, shortly after I turned 20. I was newly married to my best friend, and we had our whole lives ahead of us. I...

From my experience, hospitalizations and NMO go hand-in-hand. My relapses never seem to happen during “normal business hours," so my neurologist often advises me to seek medical treatment through the...

There is a seemingly never-ending learning curve that goes hand in hand with an NMO diagnosis. One of the most difficult aspects of living with NMO has been the process...

If you or someone you love has NMO, you are probably familiar with corticosteroids like prednisone, solu-medrol, and many more. Prescribed in very high doses during an attack, steroids work...